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carbide definition

car·bide (kär′bīd′)

noun

a solid compound of an element, usually a metal, with carbon; esp., calcium carbide

Etymology: carb- + -ide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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